Two NFL players missing in gulf coast. Among 4 people missing

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Did anyone else know Corey Smith went to N.C. State? I thought n.c. state was actually good at fishing, like ranked number one in the country in bass fishing or something like that, oh well, I hope they find them. Well let me make that clear I hope they find them alive.

[Fiz]

Has to be the Onion...

thanks for the compliment

[Snake]

Yea this is not looking good. Most of the time if they dont find you in the first few days they call off searches and never find you.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

You would think they would send out divers by now to at least search for the boat.

[Go To Girl]

You don't send out divers unless you know where to look

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

You don't send out divers unless you know where to look

Well in that case their screwed.

[Panthro]

They have trouble sending divers into a small lake...

[Cardiac Cats86]

just saw the coast gaurd found a boat in the Gulf w/ one dude still w/ it, they dont know if its the same ppl yet.

[JakeFlake]

12:27: Nick Schuyler is the boater who has been found, according to the cousin of Marquis Cooper, Ray Sanchez, who is at the Clearwater boat ramp where the men were last seen and has been getting updates from family. He was found near Egmont Key alive and clinging to a boat, Sanchez said.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article980435.ece

[southcakalac]

are you serious?!

I just don't believe this is something to take lightly.

[southcakalac]

Got this from ESPN.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Coast Guard says it has found a person clinging to an overturned boat off Florida's Gulf Coast, but could not immediately confirm whether it is the same boat carrying NFL players Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper and two other men.

Cooper

Smith

A source close to the situation, who spoke with ESPN.com's Bill Williamson, said the Coast Guard has secured Nick Schuyler, who was the person clinging to the boat. The search continues for the other people on board.

The Coast Guard has been searching for the four men since they were reported missing early Sunday morning. As of Monday morning, they had searched 16,000 square miles off Florida's Gulf Coast.

Petty Officer Sondra-Kay Kneen said they have located a vessel Monday and "a person on that vessel."

No further details were provided.

Cooper is an Oakland Raiders linebacker. Smith is a Detroit Lions free-agent defensive end. William Bleakley and Schuyler, the other men on board, are both former University of South Florida players.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[mantal]

Beginning to sound like a drug deal gone bad...

[jasonluckydog]

Beginning to sound like a drug deal gone bad...

How?

[engine9]

how the HELL were they fishing at night and not wearing life jackets?? How the HELL were they anchored and fishing at night? WTF??

sounds like a severe case of dumbassery.